Ever since I was little, my favourite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.
46, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 47 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 48 one day, she promised（许诺）that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 49 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, 50 to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 51 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 52. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I 53 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 54 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming(尖叫) and laughing. My friends all laughed 55 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 56 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 57 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that 58 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 59 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 60 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
A．Certainly B．Unfortunately C．Importantly D．Luckily
A．when B．how C．whether D．why
A．But B．Or C．Then D．So
A．on B．after C．before D．in
A．hoped B．hoping C．to hope D．hope
A．was losing B．lost C．would lose D．had lost
A．it B．her C．him D．me
A．had B．was C．played D．feared
A．fell B．to fall C．fallen D．falling
A．with B．at C．from D．off
A．arrived at B．remained C．got D．entered
A．excited B．confused C．pleased D．frustrated
A．wrote B．said C．explained D．appeared
A．order B．mistake C．wish D．decision
A．certain B．angry C．sad D．anxious
My biggest problem is that I’m too busy. When I was young, I ___ to have so much time, but these days I get up ____ and stay in school all day. Then I go right home and eat ___. Before I started high school, I used to spend a lot of time playing games __ my friends, but I just don’t have the time anymore. In the evening, I used to ____ TV or chat with my grandma, but now I ____ to study. I love music, and my father used to take me to ___. These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts. I do my homework and go to bed. I really ____ the old days!
A．came B．went C．used D．wanted
A．late B．early C．quickly D．slowly
A．nothing B．something C．dinner D．breakfast
A．in B．with C．on D．for
A．watch B．turn on C．see D．turn off
A．need B．have C．try D．start
A．cinema B．club C．school D．concerts
A．hate B．love C．miss D．think
This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learned by __ English. Some students had more specific ____. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was ___ reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also ____ a little. When we asked about studying grammar, she said, “ I ____ study grammar. It’s too boring.”
Wei Ming feels differently. He’s been leaning English for six years and really loves it He ____ studying grammar is a great way to learn a ____. He also thinks that watching English movies ____ a bad way because he can watch the actor ____ the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating ____ the people speak too quickly.
Liu Chang said that ____ the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all. “We get ____ about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.
A．using B．speaking C．reading D．writing
A．ways B．plans C．subjects D．suggestions
A．through B．from C．by D．at
A．learned B．helped C．tried D．worried
A．sometimes B．usually C．never D．always
A．asks B．thinks C．asked D．thought
A．language B．English C．lesson D．word
A．was B．wasn’t C．is D．isn’t
A．to say B．saying C．say D．said
A．when B．after C．though D．because
A．joining B．having C．enjoying D．studying
A．interested B．interesting C．excited D．exciting
“Never give up!” It is my law of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?”he thought to himself, full of hope.
So my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,”he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 am to 11 pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling.”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,”he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.”That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
People often hear bad news on TV, the “Touching China” award on Tuesday sends a different message. The award honors(给...以荣誉) ten of China’s role models(道德模范) in 2012. The award winners are carefully selected(推选) by people. The “Touching China” award has been held every year since 2003.
Luo Yang is one of the ten role models. He is the late Commander in chief(前总指挥官) of the program for developing the J-15 fighter(歼-15战斗机). He died from overwork. And Lin Junde, a scientist who dedicated his whole life to China’s nuclear course(核事业). There are also ordinary citizens(公民) who have made a difference, like Zhang Lili.
Zhang Lili, 29, a Chinese language teacher at No. 19 Middle School in the city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. On the evening of May 8, Zhang was crossing the road outside the school gate with several students. A school bus came rushing towards them. Zhang pushed two students out of the way. They were saved, but Zhang was hit. She was sent to the local hospital but lost both her legs. When facing the choice between life and death — for her students and for herself, Zhang chose to protect her students. Many people were deeply moved by her story. Now people thinks she is the Most Beautiful Teacher in China. The “Touching China” award is held _________.
A．in May B．every four years C．once a year D．in 2003
A．赠予 B．奉献 C．提供 D．回报
A．The school bus rushed to them. B．Two students fell over at the school gate. C．Zhang found a bus stop on the road. D．Several students were ill.
A．Every ordinary citizen can have the chance to win the “Touching China” award. B．The “Touching China” award honors ten China’s scientists as role models of 2012. C．The “Touching China” award tells us bad news like other TV programs. D．Zhang Lili is a really beautiful and brave teacher.
A．Two great scientists. B．The “Touching China” award of 2012. C．The Most Beautiful Teacher. D．A moving story of Zhang Lili.
In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree(无忧无虑). But is it the truth? And what students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that 40% of the students feel unhappy, and the from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50% said they were under pressure and 70% get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not so happy people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90% say their happiness has nothing to do with how much money they have. Instead, they their relationships(关系)with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat(对待) yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.
A．helps B．wants C．makes D．keeps
A．to study B．studying C．study D．studied
A．15 years old B．15-years-old C．15-year-old D．15-year-olds
A．about B．than C．below D．inside
A．pressure B．difficulties C．knowledge D．interest
A．don’t B．hadn’t C．did D．didn’t
A．so B．and C．like D．as
A．be careful B．care about C．care for D．take care of
A．get along B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．any B．a number of C．much D．a lot
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